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10/21/2013 12:38PM

Have We Been Washing Our Faces Wrong?

When it comes to the daily ritual of washing your face, dermatologists have a message: ease up. Elizabeth Holmes joins Lunch Break with a look at the science of what happens when you wash, don't wash, or improperly wash your face. Photo: Clarisonic.

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... I ... washing our faces all wrong dermatologists say it's time to dial back to scrubbing squeaky clean approach to skin care just ... a little bit WSJ's Ian Sherr Port Elizabeth Holmes is here to look ... at the science of and what she isn't it from the press ... I was thinking last night he changed my life this anyways and wear sunscreen everyday thanks to you and I might let let's Lodi carry on my back so I don't have that its Tuesday night to save my face yet so the problem is ... that this coming to our and everybody spread far too hard if this is a sudden I it's her nature to why get all of the Mika and Sheridan grime off of our faith ... as harsh as possible but we actually need teeth at the school that you can tell that also been squeaky clean feel rightly have the great when my cases really tight but maybe that's not such a thing of reality I use the washroom think misuse of content that is working in and then dives recovering the seventy relate know that means it's time once said to fire try many are facing a damaging your skin ok know that someone gets their profit makers turnout twenty just and help the squad to face the right way you can incredible yet license to sell at these yield that ... might have reinvigorated the pack for each face wash and as I know is the sexiest part of the things industry and and and ... the new devices including the crash site to help serve reinvigorate sales ... aam but in terms of gentle cleansing that BMC if Alan start of the industry standard has been around for a long time ... this isn't far formalized that plan to use whatever's happened to be in the shower me Marseilles TFM in your survive in the face of this can you can do both tenants and one of ... thirteen thirty or PennyMac Felix is in the series can contaminate be like phone in the face of a gentle falling into something that ... and then again within the ... week ... including filming that's pathetic for their face that I really should try to sort of ... on average ... that's why you missed this device oh yes ... this is what is the battery pack is yet and I will do just that it begins to phase out not just a Astle a lady is its blinking so the kids out into ... the ... enclave in Selene is you put a lot of water and foaming cleanser I have faced ... and in you like this and it's got a one minute timer which the important part because a lot of people to wash their face for long enough the fully fenced ... and what it says is a basically an ivory to know that little solace to the airport to command the last cycle like to bring the yes very very gentle seventy three when about one minute beans for optimal level one at that time of tea but if you have to pay at one time today was that when the wash your face ... one thing I wear so I was I was into it a clan there because I thought for sure even need to wash the morning light we deftly to watch tonight is going on here make appeared that certain I'm a collector your face ... during the day you wanna get that off but Maureen is optional if you don't have the skin care problem ... then you can skip the morning wash especially as you age your skin tends to dry out very easily and that can ... be too much morning sickness severance hiring a fixed ... site don't want people to come on that they've been out late right he got the best of the UMass here on YouTube Navy had a couple of things just dont wanna watch it takes to get into bed and I don't understand some parts of its redesigned just for that crowd and then the white thing ... in life you ... either for that sort of later night credible painted them on their bedside table saying where they go to bed bid to stamp ... it out in the same ... mundane as as Washington at the same time senatorial experience but at least it's all it's up on your face so when I said I had this out this white thinking meaning the inside out ... some of the AMA that in the woods walking around happily now there's the money back they get re trace of Elizabeth again stating my body appreciate that but what can we be ... easing up on her face watching and when the first section for me thank so much is on